Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999
No. 129, 1999
An Act to amend the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, and for related purposes
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999
No. 129, 1999
An Act to amend the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title...................................
2 Commencement...............................
3 Schedule(s)..................................
Schedule 1—Television Licence Fees Act 1964
Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999
No. 129, 1999
An Act to amend the Television Licence Fees Act 1964, and for related purposes
[Assented to 13 October 1999]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Television Licence Fees Amendment Act 1999.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Television Licence Fees Act 1964
1 Subsection 5(1)
Omit “6 and 6A”, substitute “6, 6A and 6B”.
2 After section 6A
Insert:
6B Additional licence fees for 1999, 2000 and 2001
(1) On 31 December 1999, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 1998.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 1998.
(2) On 31 December 2000, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 1999.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 1999.
(3) On 31 December 2001, a licensee must pay a fee that is calculated in accordance with the formula in this subsection:
where:
licensee's fee means the amount of fee payable by the licensee under section 6 or 6A on 31 December 2000.
total licensees' fees means the sum of all fees payable under section 6 and all fees payable under section 6A (if any), on 31 December 2000.
(4) A fee payable under this section is in addition to a fee payable under section 6 or 6A.
[Minister’s second reading speech made in—
House of Representatives on 30 June 1999
Senate on 25 August 1999]
(133/99)